Oklahoma Sending Additional Resources to Assist New Mexico and Texas

On July 14, 2025, Governor Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) announced the state is sending additional resources to support New Mexico and Texas with impacts of devastating floods.

To aid response and recovery efforts from recent flooding and heavy rain in New Mexico, Oklahoma is deploying a 10-person Support Team today to assist with incident management and operations assistance at the New Mexico State Emergency Operations Center. The team includes personnel from OEM, the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security, Oklahoma City Fire, and Tulsa Police.

On Saturday, two additional Type III swift water rescue teams comprised of Oklahoma Task Force 1 (OKTF-1) members from the Tulsa and Oklahoma City areas deployed to Texas, where they joined the two previously deployed OKTF-1 teams and Human Remains Detection K-9s already working in the hardest hit areas of the state.

All resources are deploying in response to Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) requests from the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the Texas Division of Emergency Management. EMAC is a national mutual aid system that allows states to send personnel, equipment, and commodities to help disaster relief efforts in other states.

"Oklahomans know what it means to stand beside our fellow Americans in times of need," said Governor Stitt. "We will continue to serve our neighbors with strength and compassion, because that's who we are. My prayers are with families who continue to recover from these tragic events, as well as the responders from Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and dozens of other states who are heeding the call to help."

“Oklahoma is here to help Texas and New Mexico,” said OEM Director Annie Mack Vest. “Other states came to our aid in Oklahoma last spring when tornadoes struck multiple communities including Sulphur and Barnsdall, and we are proud to have so many responders and emergency management personnel ready to do the same for our neighboring states.”

OEM continues to monitor additional requests from the affected areas. Further support may be deployed if needed.